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Asia Cup. Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said that former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram, named last week as the technical consultant, will look after the T20 side. "Russell Domingo won't be part of the T20 set-up.
Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shahid Afridi interacted with his fans on Twitter recently. As is the case with Pakistani players, they are asked a lot of questions about Indian cricket and cricketers. One fan asked Afridi about his take on Virat Kohli not scoring an international century for over 1000 days.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday confirmed that Mohammad Hasnain will be replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. 22-year-old Hasnain has represented Pakistan in 18 T20Is in which he has taken 17 wickets. Hasnain will join the side from the United Kingdom, where he is representing Oval Invincibles in The Hundred competition.
The form of Virat Kohli is being debated for a long time now, and it would be interesting to see how the right-handed batter goes about his business in the upcoming Asia Cup, after getting the much-needed break. Everyone knows what sort of friendship Kohli shares with former South Africa great AB de Villiers. The duo formed a formidable partnership while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. In an interview with NDTV, de Villiers spoke about the form of Virat Kohli, the impact of growing T20 leagues on international cricket, how he aims to help the underprivileged children in India and much more.
Virat Kohli's lean patch has been much discussed and the star batter even took a break from cricket, missing India's tours of the West Indies and Zimbabwe. He is, however, set to return to action when India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening Asia Cup fixture on Sunday. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan opined that more than the Asia Cup, Kohli will be key in the 2022 T20 World Cup in October-November, and India would need him at his best when the marquee tournament in Australia comes around.
Shakib Al Hasan played down his team's chances at the Asia Cup and said his goal for the tournament is to prepare for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Bangladesh will travel to the UAE for the upcoming Asia Cup on the back of a poor run in the shortest format of the game and with Shakib given another chance at the captaincy after Mahmudullah's three-year reign finished earlier this year. Shakib's side is drawn in Group B against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka for the six-team tournament that commences on August 27 and the star all-rounder is keeping his expectations low for the showcase event.
UAE and Singapore will be squaring off against each other in Match 3 of the Asia Cup qualifiers on Monday at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman. UAE started off their campaign with a loss against Kuwait on Sunday by 1 wicket. Singapore met a similar fate as they also lost their opening clash against Hong Kong by 8 runs on Saturday. It will be interesting to see which team will be registering their first win of the tournament.
Pakistan were given a body blow on Saturday as ace speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup due to an injury. The 22-year-old has been advised rest for upcoming 4-6 weeks and hence he would be missing the Asia Cup and home series against England. After the pacer was ruled out of the Asia Cup, another Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir started trending on Twitter as fans wanted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to name him as Shaheen's replacement.